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if the president and speaker boehner can't reach an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff, taxes for all americans will go up, and across the board spending cuts will kick in on january 1st. economists say that combination would plunge the country back into a recession. >> reporter: there are signs some republicans will willing to compromise on taxes if they can secure cut to social security, medicare and medicaid. >> give the president the 2% increase that he is talking about, the rate increase on the top 2%, and all of a sudden the shift goes back to entitlement. >> reporter: one proposal under discussion, raising the eligibility age for medicare is not going over well with democrats and advocates for senior citizens. >> the option, for example, to raise the medicare age actually is bad policy and will increase costs, because people who are 65 and 66 still need health insurance. >> reporter: the aarp says the real solution to cutting the deficit is lowers skyrocketing health care costs. in washington, danielle nottingham, cbs 5. >>> a hopeful sign for the economy, today is expected to
if the president and speaker boehner can't reach an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff, taxes for all americans will go up, and across the board spending cuts will kick in on january 1st. economists say that combination would plunge the country back into a recession. >> reporter: there are signs some republicans will willing to compromise on taxes if they can secure cut to social security, medicare and medicaid. >> give the president the 2% increase that he is talking about, the...
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. >> reporter: michelle, speaker boehner says he is eager to negotiate a deal with the president. but at this point, there is no agreement in sight and lawmakers are leaving town. house speaker john boehner says now it's up to president obama and the democrats to steer the country away from the "fiscal cliff." >> unless the president and congress take action, tax rates will go up on every american taxpayer and devastating defense cuts will go into effect in 10 days. >> reporter: one by one republicans came out of an emergency meeting thursday night. >> have a merry christmas. >> reporter: speaker boehner's plan b to avoid automatic tax hikes and steep spending cuts was dead before the house voted. >> are you guys leaving until after christmas? >> yes. >> why is that? >> we don't have the votes. >> reporter: boehner's bill would have extended the bush- era tax rates for households making up to a million dollars a year. he pushed it after rejecting an offer from the president that put the threshold at $400,000. even if speaker boehner had won enough support in his own party to pass
. >> reporter: michelle, speaker boehner says he is eager to negotiate a deal with the president. but at this point, there is no agreement in sight and lawmakers are leaving town. house speaker john boehner says now it's up to president obama and the democrats to steer the country away from the "fiscal cliff." >> unless the president and congress take action, tax rates will go up on every american taxpayer and devastating defense cuts will go into effect in 10 days....
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john boehner's first exit interview. will there be a government shutdown? president obama arrives in new york for the u.n. general assembly and high stake meetings with vladimir putin and raul castro. and catching a wave. it is tough enough. these surfers have fought through far more. >> when we're out on the water, our disabilities completely disappear captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: hi, everyone, i'm jeff gah-- glor, this is a western edition of the broadcast. pope francis wrapped up his first ever visit to the
john boehner's first exit interview. will there be a government shutdown? president obama arrives in new york for the u.n. general assembly and high stake meetings with vladimir putin and raul castro. and catching a wave. it is tough enough. these surfers have fought through far more. >> when we're out on the water, our disabilities completely disappear captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: hi, everyone, i'm jeff gah-- glor, this is a western...
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. >>> as house peeker john boehner -- speaker john boehner heads into the final days in office, he's promising to leave his house in order and to avoid a government shutdown. >> more cooperation i expect from some around town to try to get as much finished as possible. i don't want to leave my successor a -- a dirty barn. >> in an exclusive interview with cbs "face the nation," the ohio republican emphatically said it would not happen. he's been under pressure to push through a bill that would take away funding from planned parenthood. boehner says that partly played a role in his decision. and says some private words from pope francis sealed it. >> i would repeat them except it would really cause me to cry. i don't want to put my colleagues through all this. >> boehner's last day is october 30th and he served in congress since 1991 and has been house speaker since 2011. >>> space fans are red hot with excitement about the red planet. today nasa plans to announce that it solved a big mystery about mars. won't give us any hints either about what it is. we'll have to wait until 8:30 th
. >>> as house peeker john boehner -- speaker john boehner heads into the final days in office, he's promising to leave his house in order and to avoid a government shutdown. >> more cooperation i expect from some around town to try to get as much finished as possible. i don't want to leave my successor a -- a dirty barn. >> in an exclusive interview with cbs "face the nation," the ohio republican emphatically said it would not happen. he's been under pressure to...
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. >>> republican members of congress hung house speaker john boehner out to dry tonight. he could not round up the votes he needed to pass the so-called plan b to avoid the fiscal cliff, so he cancelled the vote altogether. plan b is designed to prevent automatic tax hikes on people making less than $1 million a year. that was boehner's plan. he says it's up to the democrats and the president to make the next move. the house is in recess until after christmas. >>> tomorrow marks one week since the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. president obama will hold a nationwide moment of silence at 6:30 tomorrow morning to remember the victims. if you go online, you may see this mention, twitter founder jack dorsey and several celebrities are also calling for a five-minute time out on the internet to pay their respects. >>> six more were laid to rest today. they included two teachers and four first graders. >> reporter: boy scouts saluted the scout benjamin wheeler. scott pablo wondered what many here did. >> i don't really know why he had to die, but it's very sad to see all the c
. >>> republican members of congress hung house speaker john boehner out to dry tonight. he could not round up the votes he needed to pass the so-called plan b to avoid the fiscal cliff, so he cancelled the vote altogether. plan b is designed to prevent automatic tax hikes on people making less than $1 million a year. that was boehner's plan. he says it's up to the democrats and the president to make the next move. the house is in recess until after christmas. >>> tomorrow...
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remember they threatened to challenge boehner's last reelection. so for sure they're ready. >> what can you tell us about kevin mccarthy? >> he may have already cut a deal with them by the way. the evidence was who walked out ahead of the pope? kevin mccarthy. >> my last question, do you have his cell phone number? >> i do, and he has mine. >> that figures. >> kevin mccarthy has risen up fast to where he is now. >> it's interesting because we can have a house minority leader from california and a majority leader but it is not good news for jerry brown. mr. mccarthy is not a big fan of high speed rail. he is also pushing for more water to the ag interest. i don't think his agenda is on the same. >> familiar to silicon valley though. that's a lot of tech like cyber security. >> interesting. >> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,, >>> let's take one last look at our weekend forecast and what we are expecting for your work week. today san francisco you will get to 71, 83 in san jose, 87 in concord. san raphael in the north bay, 83 and the same for santa rosa.
remember they threatened to challenge boehner's last reelection. so for sure they're ready. >> what can you tell us about kevin mccarthy? >> he may have already cut a deal with them by the way. the evidence was who walked out ahead of the pope? kevin mccarthy. >> my last question, do you have his cell phone number? >> i do, and he has mine. >> that figures. >> kevin mccarthy has risen up fast to where he is now. >> it's interesting because we can have a...
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. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner says that he is still behind the president's plan because syrian president bashar assad cannot be trusted. >> i'm skeptical of him because of the actors that are involved. simple as that. >> reporter: we have been informally polling members of the bay area congressional delegation. as of now, the president has the support of both senators feinstein and boxer and houses minority leader nancy pelosi. but that's about it. and the list of other "nos" keeps growing. louisiana congressman charles bus stan any says he is voting no because a military strike could escalate into something bigger. >> you can't separate this military action that was proposed from the broader context of a civil war. once we take hostile action, we're in it. >> reporter: so can a diplomatic solution be found? secretary of state john kerry will meet with russia's foreign minister on thursday. kerry says any weapons deal must be struck in a binding u.n. security council resolution. it gets wider than just the u.s. meantime, russia wants even the threat of u.s. military action take
. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner says that he is still behind the president's plan because syrian president bashar assad cannot be trusted. >> i'm skeptical of him because of the actors that are involved. simple as that. >> reporter: we have been informally polling members of the bay area congressional delegation. as of now, the president has the support of both senators feinstein and boxer and houses minority leader nancy pelosi. but that's about it. and the list of...
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to make sure his -- wanted to make his speech on wednesday, but delayed it, after house speaker john boehner asked him to reschedule. wednesday night is when republican presidential hopefuls hold a televised debate. during a campaign stop in iowa, g.o.p. candidate michele bachmann questioned why the president wanted to speak while the debate was on. >> now, does this show me a little insecurity on the part of the president? he doesn't want the american people to hear what the next president of the united states is going to say about the president's job plan. >> president obama will have to compete with football. his spoefp -- his speech is scheduled at the same time as the nfl opener season game. >>> and many americans aren't happy with the way president obama is handling the economy. 34% approve of the job performance and 65% say they disapurchase and more than three quarters of the public say the country is in bad shape right now. >>> today leaders from 60 countries are meeting in paris to help stabilize libya while rebels claim they are closing in on muomar ghadafi. rebel forces now belie
to make sure his -- wanted to make his speech on wednesday, but delayed it, after house speaker john boehner asked him to reschedule. wednesday night is when republican presidential hopefuls hold a televised debate. during a campaign stop in iowa, g.o.p. candidate michele bachmann questioned why the president wanted to speak while the debate was on. >> now, does this show me a little insecurity on the part of the president? he doesn't want the american people to hear what the next...
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john boehner >> we extend a hand of friendship. we're willing to accept some of the terms of the bi partisan bill and the senate in order to get things moving. >> later after meeting at the white house, pelosi said democrats will only vote for a free bill that is free of extraneous measures. she says house speaker john boehner will need 100% for it to pass. boehner calls it fair. >> the team met with our members today trying to find a way forward in a bi partisan way that will continue to provide fairness to the american people under obamacare. >> if you are one of the 12 million americans who filed for an extension on your income taxes, you still have to meet tonight's deadline even though 90% of irs work ebbs are on furlough, the government still wants your money on time. >>> stocks ended in the red today. adding to the turmoil, fit rating announced it will -- fitz announced it will review for a possible downgrade. >>> federal drug teams with a very specific target. they served warrants on alleged mexican cartel members in severa
john boehner >> we extend a hand of friendship. we're willing to accept some of the terms of the bi partisan bill and the senate in order to get things moving. >> later after meeting at the white house, pelosi said democrats will only vote for a free bill that is free of extraneous measures. she says house speaker john boehner will need 100% for it to pass. boehner calls it fair. >> the team met with our members today trying to find a way forward in a bi partisan way that will...
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speaker of the house john boehner is pushing ahead with his plan b. the house will vote today on the gop bill that cuts taxes for everyone who makes less than a million dollars a year. democrats say the bill is not balanced and already promises to defeat it into senate. the president says republicans should accept a deal he has offered. >> at some point there's got to be i think a recognition on the part of my republican friends that take the deal. >> hope the president will get serious soon about providing and working with us on a balanced approach. >> the president's latest offer provides $850 billion in spending cuts over 10 years while raising $1.3 trillion in revenue. mostly by raising taxes on incomes over $400,000 a year. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is expected to testify before congress next month about september's deadly consulate attack in benghazi, libya. she had to reschedule her testimony after she suffered a stomach virus and a concussion. two deputy secretaries of state will testify on capitol hill today. >>> in economic news
speaker of the house john boehner is pushing ahead with his plan b. the house will vote today on the gop bill that cuts taxes for everyone who makes less than a million dollars a year. democrats say the bill is not balanced and already promises to defeat it into senate. the president says republicans should accept a deal he has offered. >> at some point there's got to be i think a recognition on the part of my republican friends that take the deal. >> hope the president will get...
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boehner said just do the right things for the right reasons. it's not about hail mary passes, it's a slow methodical process. >> glor: julianna goldman, thank you. >> president obama arrives in new york today for the start of the u.n. general assembly and high-stake meetings this week with a putin and raul castro. we are joined by margaret brennan. the putin meeting is tomorrow. what can we expect? >> this is the very first time that vladimir putin and president obama have met in more than a year, since president obama very publicly froze outputin following that military intervention in ukraine. so putin has really managed to turn that u.s. strategy goo of isolating him on its head and is forcing the president to deal with him due to another military buildup, this time in syria. but despite u.s. calls to stop satellite images show that russia has sent in troops, warplanes, sophisticated military equipment. and today we learned of another complication. the iraqi who's the. is works with in the fight against isis announced they are going to coord
boehner said just do the right things for the right reasons. it's not about hail mary passes, it's a slow methodical process. >> glor: julianna goldman, thank you. >> president obama arrives in new york today for the start of the u.n. general assembly and high-stake meetings this week with a putin and raul castro. we are joined by margaret brennan. the putin meeting is tomorrow. what can we expect? >> this is the very first time that vladimir putin and president obama have met...
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. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner agrees the deal to raise the debt limit must be reached before next month but is not budging on tax hikes. he says they can't be part of the package. >> the american people will not accept and the house cannot pass a bill that raises taxes on job creators. >> reporter: boehner is under growing pressure from fellow republicans especially new house members who campaigned on promises of lower taxes. democrats on the other hand are vowing to oppose medicare and social security cuts. >> i'm prepared to take on significant heat from my party to get something done and i expect the other side should be willing to do the same thing. >> reporter: the president says failure to reach a deal in time could trigger another recession, possibly throwing millions of more people out of work. joel brown, cbs news. washington. >>> we have breaking news out of daly city. a fatal accident has shut down part of 280 northbound. we mentioned this at the top of the show. elizabeth wenger is there with the very latest. elizabeth. >> reporter: yeah. good morning, grace. that
. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner agrees the deal to raise the debt limit must be reached before next month but is not budging on tax hikes. he says they can't be part of the package. >> the american people will not accept and the house cannot pass a bill that raises taxes on job creators. >> reporter: boehner is under growing pressure from fellow republicans especially new house members who campaigned on promises of lower taxes. democrats on the other hand are vowing...
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what my friend john boehner needs to do is say what's the best thing for the country. we all know the best thing for the country is to work something out on this. it's so easy to do. but we have to have a fair share of other programs-- not just these programs that hurt middle class and the poor in america. >> schieffer: all right. mr. majority leader, thank you so much for being with us this morning. >> sure. >> schieffer: when we come back, we'll talk to lindsey graham who is a republican. he may have some different ideas about this. in just a minute. >> schieffer: now from the campus of clemson university in south carolina, senator lindsey graham. senator graham, want to start with this... what senator reed just said. he suggested... i asked him, i said, are speaker boehner and the mainstream republicans, the people that have been around a while, just afraid of the tea party. he said that's a pretty good choice of words. are you afraid of the tea party? >> no, i think they're an important part of the republican coalition. but our democratic friends should be afraid o
what my friend john boehner needs to do is say what's the best thing for the country. we all know the best thing for the country is to work something out on this. it's so easy to do. but we have to have a fair share of other programs-- not just these programs that hurt middle class and the poor in america. >> schieffer: all right. mr. majority leader, thank you so much for being with us this morning. >> sure. >> schieffer: when we come back, we'll talk to lindsey graham who is...
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we'll talk about the 2016 campaign with house speaker john boehner. then hear from the candidate who is drawing big crowds on the democratic side. bernie sanders a real threat to hillary clinton? and as the u.s. gets closer to a nuclear deal with iran we'll talk to a top critic arkansas republican senator tom cotton. we'll have analysis from our roundtable and take a look at bush versus clinton. enemies then friends from generation to generation. it's all ahead on "face the nation." good morning, welcome to face the make i'm john dickerson. negotiators are working around the clock in vienna, austria to reel reach a deal over iran's nuclear program by tomorrow's deadline. foreign affairs correspondent margaret brennan is there. >> negotiators should know by tonight whether deal is possible. the russian and chinese foreign ministers are flying here to vienna to help make some final decisions before he headed into sunday mass at the historic st. steven's cathedral. secretary kerry told reporters there you few tough things left to d. the handful of conten
we'll talk about the 2016 campaign with house speaker john boehner. then hear from the candidate who is drawing big crowds on the democratic side. bernie sanders a real threat to hillary clinton? and as the u.s. gets closer to a nuclear deal with iran we'll talk to a top critic arkansas republican senator tom cotton. we'll have analysis from our roundtable and take a look at bush versus clinton. enemies then friends from generation to generation. it's all ahead on "face the nation."...
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a boehner spokesman confirmed their accuracy to cbs news. when a woman asks can you make me love mitt romney, the speaker replied the american people probably aren't going to fall in love with mitt romney. he added romney has some friends, and fellow mormons, but that's not what this election is about. this is lex is going to be a referendum on the president's failed economic policies. only two weeks ago, romney and boehner campaigned together in ohio. >> it's a little surprising to hear a politician speak so candidly. >> reporter: susan page for u.s.a. today says boehner's remarks underscore romney's continued struggle to rally the republican base. >> mitt romney has a lot of strengths as a candidate. he's got history in the private sector, he's been governor of massachusetts. but he has not come across as a candidate with the most natural connections with an audience. >> reporter: this afternoon a romney advisor released a statement shifting the focus back to the president. john's right in that speech is in lofty rhetoric hasn't gotten the
a boehner spokesman confirmed their accuracy to cbs news. when a woman asks can you make me love mitt romney, the speaker replied the american people probably aren't going to fall in love with mitt romney. he added romney has some friends, and fellow mormons, but that's not what this election is about. this is lex is going to be a referendum on the president's failed economic policies. only two weeks ago, romney and boehner campaigned together in ohio. >> it's a little surprising to hear...
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. >> reporter: both parties are leaving the talks to president obama and house speaker john boehner. here on capital hill, boehner says he is still waiting for the white house to respond to the latest gop proposal. >> this isn't a progress report because there's no progress to report. >> republicans are offering to extend tax breaks for all americans, close tax loopholes and cut nearly $1.5 trillion in spending. >> i came out the day after the election to put revenues on the table to take a step toward the president to try to resolve this. when is he going to take a step toward us. >> jay david cox sees real conqueenses if the country goes over the cliff. >> -- consequences if the country goes over the cliff. >> there would be a lot of employees who would be furloughed or lose their job. >> speaker boehner says he will be staying in town this weekend ready to negotiate with the president. danielle nottingham, cbs news washington. >>> a car can't be registered at the dmv. turning buyers and sellers into big losers. >>> when it comes to early december weather, does it get any better th
. >> reporter: both parties are leaving the talks to president obama and house speaker john boehner. here on capital hill, boehner says he is still waiting for the white house to respond to the latest gop proposal. >> this isn't a progress report because there's no progress to report. >> republicans are offering to extend tax breaks for all americans, close tax loopholes and cut nearly $1.5 trillion in spending. >> i came out the day after the election to put revenues on...
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speaker of the house john boehner was open to a large deficit reduction package but walked away from the deal because there was no party support. the majority leaders is take the lead of conservatives who want a much smaller deficit package. republicans are also not budging on tax increases. >> it is unfathomable to me why our president thinks that he has to condition any prescription to fix these programs on tax increases. >> reporter: if lawmakers don't strike a deal in the next two weeks, the u.s. could go into default august 2. the president told cbs evening news anchor scott pelley that means $20 billion in social security checks could be in jeopardy. >> i cannot guarantee that those checks go out on august 3 if we haven't resolved this issue because there may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it. >> reporter: a default can also trigger an economic crisis and damage the u.s.' position as the number one world economy. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> scott pelley's interview with president obama can be seen in full tonight on the cbs evening news. th
speaker of the house john boehner was open to a large deficit reduction package but walked away from the deal because there was no party support. the majority leaders is take the lead of conservatives who want a much smaller deficit package. republicans are also not budging on tax increases. >> it is unfathomable to me why our president thinks that he has to condition any prescription to fix these programs on tax increases. >> reporter: if lawmakers don't strike a deal in the next...
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in a statement speaker boehner said, quote, additional executive action from this president isn't going to stem the tide of illegal crossings. it's only going to make them worse. the president is moving more immigration enforcement resources to the southern border to address the problem. secretary of homeland security jay johnson visited the texas- mexico border monday and is preparing recommendations on other actions the president can take unilaterally. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> president obama is also seeking more than $2 billion in funding among other things to fund facilities to hold those detainees while they are being processed and make it easier to board the illegal aliens to their home countries. >>> 4:44. let's check the weather. it was hot yesterday. >> it was. i had a water balloon fight with my little girl yesterday. >> who won? >> i don't know if anybody wins. [ laughter ] >> but yeah, i got tired of filling those balloons up. what a great time, though. looks like the heat wave is already starting to break down quite a bit. we are seeing low clouds and fog mo
in a statement speaker boehner said, quote, additional executive action from this president isn't going to stem the tide of illegal crossings. it's only going to make them worse. the president is moving more immigration enforcement resources to the southern border to address the problem. secretary of homeland security jay johnson visited the texas- mexico border monday and is preparing recommendations on other actions the president can take unilaterally. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington....
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. >> reporter: michelle and brian, house speaker john boehner told his fellow republicans in the house that he still is trying to work out a deal with the white house. but he also said he is moving on the fallback plan. house speaker john boehner met with fellow republicans this morning to discuss president obama's "fiscal cliff" proposal. the speaker also began work on a so-called plan b to prevent a tax increase in case he doesn't reach a deal with the white house before january 1. >> our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make a million dollars or less. >> reporter: the white house quickly rejected boehner's backup proposal. >> the so-called plan b that's been put out there achieves nothing. he would lose hundreds of buffalos dollars of revenue. >> reporter: the president initially insisted on letting tax cuts expire for households making $250,000 a or more. but the new white house counter proposal raises that threshold to $400,000. for the first time, the president is willing to accept some reduction in future cost of living benefit increases for social security recipients
. >> reporter: michelle and brian, house speaker john boehner told his fellow republicans in the house that he still is trying to work out a deal with the white house. but he also said he is moving on the fallback plan. house speaker john boehner met with fellow republicans this morning to discuss president obama's "fiscal cliff" proposal. the speaker also began work on a so-called plan b to prevent a tax increase in case he doesn't reach a deal with the white house before...
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i think boehner said on another network this morning there was a backroom, but nobody was in it. this idea of punting i think is the best possible outcome and how sad is that? i think they're all hoping for external-- whether it's wall street revolting, whether it's the american public, public opinion polls slidingly-- they're look for something else to force them to do the job they agree the other side should be coul dike. >> isn't it different this time around. in 1996, there were moderates in washington. even today when you talk about a republican moderate in the house. we need to find a new word. they were not moderate, they're not pro-life or prolabor. you could say slightly less conservative republican who might be willing to wheel and deal but it's just a different world today in washington. >> there may be two dozen moderates but not enough to make enough of a difference. but i think that's the dynamic and that's the difference between '95 and '96 you're not necessarily dealing with reasonable people. they have mabel 50 died hard conservatives in the house and 150 republi
i think boehner said on another network this morning there was a backroom, but nobody was in it. this idea of punting i think is the best possible outcome and how sad is that? i think they're all hoping for external-- whether it's wall street revolting, whether it's the american public, public opinion polls slidingly-- they're look for something else to force them to do the job they agree the other side should be coul dike. >> isn't it different this time around. in 1996, there were...
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he was willing to do that in negotiations with boehner in 2011. he's willing to even think about raising the age of eligibility for medicare. he was willing, if the republicans would have played on obamacare, to give them malpractice reform. >> he's not leading on it. >> well, i mean, you know, he's no, on it. and i think that every time the president makes an initial proposal, republicans squeal and say it's of-- it's negotiating. and i think that negotiation is going on now. and if they're smart-- i know this is a real leap if of when it comes to this congress-- if they're smart, they'll get it done in the next week. >> schieffer: major, all the problems are not here at home. there are pretty big ones building overseas. this whole syria mess. ones where this thing is going. what's the latest on that. >> the feeling in the administration is they're gathering intelligence information on an hourly basis to try to figure out what's happening to the stockpiles of chemical weapons. with they being mixed, moved, is there anything of dire immediate cons
he was willing to do that in negotiations with boehner in 2011. he's willing to even think about raising the age of eligibility for medicare. he was willing, if the republicans would have played on obamacare, to give them malpractice reform. >> he's not leading on it. >> well, i mean, you know, he's no, on it. and i think that every time the president makes an initial proposal, republicans squeal and say it's of-- it's negotiating. and i think that negotiation is going on now. and...
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and in fact i thought boehner's comments i wonder understand boehner was auditioning to be donald trump's vice president. a trump-boehner ticket would say the washington cartel in all its force, one has been funding the cartel the other has been giving it to democrats for years which is why boehner lost his speakership. we need someone fighting for the people not for washington. >> dickerson: but your theory relies you going to open convention and overthrowing the delegates -- the lead that donald trump has. in order for that to happen you can't do that without the help of the washington establishment that you've just been talking about. >> john, here is where we are. nobody is going to get 1237 before cleveland, i'm not going to get there, neater is donald trump. we're going to go to contested convention. when we arrive in cleveland i'm going to have a bunch of delegates, donald will have delegates. it's go to be a battle to see who can earn the support of a majority of the delegates elected by the people. >> dickerson: let me ask you this, no question that you as establishment's preferr
and in fact i thought boehner's comments i wonder understand boehner was auditioning to be donald trump's vice president. a trump-boehner ticket would say the washington cartel in all its force, one has been funding the cartel the other has been giving it to democrats for years which is why boehner lost his speakership. we need someone fighting for the people not for washington. >> dickerson: but your theory relies you going to open convention and overthrowing the delegates -- the lead...
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. >>> one month before he steps down, the speaker of the house john boehner is speaking his mind. appearing on "face the nation," his first one-on-one interview since he announced his resignation, boehner promised there won't be a government shutdown when funding expires this week and he blasted right wring lawmakers of his own party that he labeled as false prophets. >> we have members of the house and senate here in town and whip people into a frenzy believing they can accomplish things that they know, they know are never going to happen. >> boehner who resigned on friday said the pope's visit to congress last month was a moment of clarity for him. >>> republican presidential candidatate carly fiorina is ok while a a stage collapsed. the stage backdropop fell aroun her. she finished answering question afterwarards and even used the incident to popoke a bit of f ft rain came down triggering flash floods and washing out roads. >>> a martian mystery is about to be solved. >>> coming up on the "morning news." what nasa might tell us today about the red planet. >>> first, his spotty
. >>> one month before he steps down, the speaker of the house john boehner is speaking his mind. appearing on "face the nation," his first one-on-one interview since he announced his resignation, boehner promised there won't be a government shutdown when funding expires this week and he blasted right wring lawmakers of his own party that he labeled as false prophets. >> we have members of the house and senate here in town and whip people into a frenzy believing they...
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>> reporter: after weeks of deadlocks between the white house and congressional republicans, boehner changed course on friday. he is now offering to support tax increases for households making more than $1 million a year in exchange for a trillion dollars in spending cuts to entitlement programs like medicare and medicaid. >> the president has always said that part of this is revenue and part is spending cuts and he is willing to make tough choices. >> reporter: boehner is also offering to increase the federal debt receiving for a year which allows the government to pay its bills. but some republicans wanted to use the threat of default to demand more spending cuts. >> and they are still exchanging offers but moving to the middle and i was very encouraged by the boehner offer. >> reporter: alice rivlin served as a member of the president's debt commission. she believes neither side is foolish enough to let the nation go over the cliff. but she says our leaders must find a way to reduce debt for future generations. if no deal is reached before the end of the year, automatic spending c
>> reporter: after weeks of deadlocks between the white house and congressional republicans, boehner changed course on friday. he is now offering to support tax increases for households making more than $1 million a year in exchange for a trillion dollars in spending cuts to entitlement programs like medicare and medicaid. >> the president has always said that part of this is revenue and part is spending cuts and he is willing to make tough choices. >> reporter: boehner is...
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house speaker boehner wants the president to call the senators back, but president obama says senate democrats have already done their jobs. >> right now, the bipartisan compromise that was reached on saturday is the only viable way to prevent a tax hike on january 1. >> if a deal is not reached, a lot of americans can expect to see about $20 less in their weekly paychecks. >>> put people first! >> protestors heckled newt gingrich today at the iowa state capital. they formers the former house speaker out of a press conference asking him if he would give the protestors some of his time for $10 million. some protestors say that they were with the "occupy" movement. another said that he was acting on behalf of the american people. >>> the faa will now require pilots to fly shorter shifts and to get more sleep. it's part of new rules to prevent pilot fatigue. the changes were prompted by a deadly crash near buffalo, new york, that was in 2009. the ntsb ruled pilot fatigue contributed to that crash. the faa estimates that the changes will cost airlines $300 million a year. >>> and keep yo
house speaker boehner wants the president to call the senators back, but president obama says senate democrats have already done their jobs. >> right now, the bipartisan compromise that was reached on saturday is the only viable way to prevent a tax hike on january 1. >> if a deal is not reached, a lot of americans can expect to see about $20 less in their weekly paychecks. >>> put people first! >> protestors heckled newt gingrich today at the iowa state capital. they...
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it's between john boehner the speaker of the house and his own party. and what this says by the way because whatever boehner gets through will have to be reconciled with what the senate democrats want to do. what this says to the democrats when they reconcile the different bills is that the democrats now are speaking with one voice will be in a superior negotiating position and this does not bode very well for boehner's tenure as speaker of the house of representatives. >> so how much of this is speaker bainer and the republicans being hamstringed by what the tea party wants? >> it's almost entirely that, and much of that is because they came to congress vowing to do business not as usual to change things. they are very big on no new taxes. both bills by the way in the house and senate reduce that. and they have also vowed to cut spending and both bills do that. but both bills don't do it quite to the level that they want. they would like to see bigger cuts and they also want to go after entitlement programs including social security, medicaid and medic
it's between john boehner the speaker of the house and his own party. and what this says by the way because whatever boehner gets through will have to be reconciled with what the senate democrats want to do. what this says to the democrats when they reconcile the different bills is that the democrats now are speaking with one voice will be in a superior negotiating position and this does not bode very well for boehner's tenure as speaker of the house of representatives. >> so how much of...
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so what boehner proposalsed about raising the debt ceiling is just a start. i'm not going to vote to raise the debt ceiling until you show me we're serious about getting out of debt and the gang of six, bowles-simpson, hats off. if i were president obama or candidate romney i would tell the public we're going to take bowlez-simpson. that will be our road map future. if you'd like to change it you have a chance. but we're going to take that up. we're going to control spending. we're going to flatten the tax code and get new revenue by eliminating deductions and we're going to have entitlement reform and it's going to take a presidential leader to make that happen. >> schieffer: senator warner, you're part of the so-called gang of six, some call it a gang of eight, that are looking for some way out of this thing. do you think there's still any chance that you all could come up with something? >> absolutely, bob. we're up to 45 senator. lindsey has been suggesting and helpful as well. we have over 100 members of the house. i think-- we know it's going to require
so what boehner proposalsed about raising the debt ceiling is just a start. i'm not going to vote to raise the debt ceiling until you show me we're serious about getting out of debt and the gang of six, bowles-simpson, hats off. if i were president obama or candidate romney i would tell the public we're going to take bowlez-simpson. that will be our road map future. if you'd like to change it you have a chance. but we're going to take that up. we're going to control spending. we're going to...
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now, to the chagrin of some gop members, house speaker john boehner says he will not support the senate version of the bill. instead, republican leaders are now considering a new bill that would delay the healthcare law for one year. but the president meantime says he will not negotiate. allen, we are now looking at less than three days until the deadline. >> bargaining sessions and having a breakthrough this weekend? >> reporter: well, perhaps. the house has a meeting scheduled tomorrow where they will mull over the senate bill and try to put their heads together and figure out who to get to get 218 members to sign on whatever new route they decide to follow. there's a lot of politics here and rift now within the republican party over this. so allen they are going to have to put their heads together and work it out or not. meantime this potential government shutdown continues to loom and frighten people. >> are we talking critical services? i wouldn't think so, national parks, things like that? >> reporter: exactly. who will affected is one-third of federal workers. the national parks
now, to the chagrin of some gop members, house speaker john boehner says he will not support the senate version of the bill. instead, republican leaders are now considering a new bill that would delay the healthcare law for one year. but the president meantime says he will not negotiate. allen, we are now looking at less than three days until the deadline. >> bargaining sessions and having a breakthrough this weekend? >> reporter: well, perhaps. the house has a meeting scheduled...
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and that the fact that speaker boehner himself isn't sitting down with the president shouldn't be taken as a sign that talks aren't progress, scott. >> pelley: time is running, thanks, nancy. we've been get a lot of encouraging news about the economy lately and we got more today. in its most recent survey, the federal reserve found that consumer spending and economic growth are up in all regions of the country except those affected by hurricane sandy. moving on now to syria's civil war. at least 34 people were killed today when two car bombs ripped through a suburb of damascus. syria's assad dictatorship has been trying to crush a rebellion that broke out more than a year and a half ago. it is very rare for western journalists to report from inside the capital, but elizabeth palmer is there for us tonight. >> reporter: today's bombing spilled the blood of neighbors and friends. jaramana is a tight-knit community of christians and jews. religious minority groups in syria who are traditional supporters of president bashar al-assad. after the huge explosion, local people immediately pitche
and that the fact that speaker boehner himself isn't sitting down with the president shouldn't be taken as a sign that talks aren't progress, scott. >> pelley: time is running, thanks, nancy. we've been get a lot of encouraging news about the economy lately and we got more today. in its most recent survey, the federal reserve found that consumer spending and economic growth are up in all regions of the country except those affected by hurricane sandy. moving on now to syria's civil war....
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late this afternoon, we sat down with speaker of the house john boehner in his office at the capitol. >> we've got divided government here in washington. we've got big issues confronting us. and we have a very open process and open society. and as a result we have healthy debates about how to move forward. this is certainly been a long, healthy debate. >> pelley: give us a little bit of insight, mr. speaker, how did the grand bargain fail, what was the breaking point and how did you tell the president that you were walking away? >> it really boils down to two issues. the president was insisting on more taxes, and the president never really got serious about the kind of spending cuts that were necessary in order to put america back on a sound fiscal footing. >> pelley: you don't think the president was negotiating in good faith? >> no, no, i-- no, i do believe the president was negotiating in good faith. we had a lot of productive conversations, a lot of tense conversations. but it became pretty clear to me that i wasn't going to be for higher taxes. and the president wasn't going to c
late this afternoon, we sat down with speaker of the house john boehner in his office at the capitol. >> we've got divided government here in washington. we've got big issues confronting us. and we have a very open process and open society. and as a result we have healthy debates about how to move forward. this is certainly been a long, healthy debate. >> pelley: give us a little bit of insight, mr. speaker, how did the grand bargain fail, what was the breaking point and how did you...
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president obama one-on-one with speaker boehner. major garrett has new details on fiscal cliff negotiations. >>> plus ceo of general electric jeff immelt tells us why both sides need to act now. >>> it's a mess in parts of the midwest this morning. an early storm drops morha
president obama one-on-one with speaker boehner. major garrett has new details on fiscal cliff negotiations. >>> plus ceo of general electric jeff immelt tells us why both sides need to act now. >>> it's a mess in parts of the midwest this morning. an early storm drops morha
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. >> speaker boehner said the sequestration bill included 98% of what republicans wanted. >> reporter: the air traffic controllers union is applauding the deal. when controllers were forced to begin missing work this week without pay, it triggered thousands of delays. >> have a good flight. >> reporter: daniel trapp says lawmakers should have found a budget compromise months ago and never let it come to this. >> watching it happen is like a slow motion train wreck and it's silly. >> reporter: the white house says congress needs to address the billions of other automatic cuts impacting dozens of federal agencies. >> this is a band-aid covering a massive wound to the economy. >> reporter: the measure could also prevent the closure of smaller airport towers around the country. danielle nottingham, cbs news, reagan national airport. >>> nearly 12 years after 9/11 a piece of one of the hijacked planes has been found. surveyors spotted the boeing landing gear wedged between two buildings in lower manhattan. the nypd photographed that part as you see but it is not removed yet. apparently the
. >> speaker boehner said the sequestration bill included 98% of what republicans wanted. >> reporter: the air traffic controllers union is applauding the deal. when controllers were forced to begin missing work this week without pay, it triggered thousands of delays. >> have a good flight. >> reporter: daniel trapp says lawmakers should have found a budget compromise months ago and never let it come to this. >> watching it happen is like a slow motion train wreck...
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boehner wants a million dollars for higher tax rates. if no deal is reached, billions in tax hikes and spending cuts will go into effect. >>> a federal judge has rejected a request by cupertino- based apple that samsung be banned from selling three models of smartphones. a jury ruled in august that samsung illegally used apple technology in some of the phones. samsung was ordered to pay apple $1 billion as a result of that patent case. but the judge said banning samsung from selling certain phones would be too broad a punishment. >>> millions of credit card customers should be on the lookout for refunds from american express, capital one and discover. the three companies owed $435 million in refunds to nearly 6 million customers as a result of a government crackdown on deceptive credit card practices. refunds range from 3 to $300 and should show up on your monthly statement. >>> double-check your christmas tree because there's a recall tonight toy called water balls and other varieties. they are made by a company called dune craft. the t
boehner wants a million dollars for higher tax rates. if no deal is reached, billions in tax hikes and spending cuts will go into effect. >>> a federal judge has rejected a request by cupertino- based apple that samsung be banned from selling three models of smartphones. a jury ruled in august that samsung illegally used apple technology in some of the phones. samsung was ordered to pay apple $1 billion as a result of that patent case. but the judge said banning samsung from selling...
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house speaker john boehner even called them pathetic. republican congressman paul ryan expects tonight's speech will be about politics, not policy. >> it's going to be a politically divisive speech or at least what we're seeing come before us is a politically divisive agenda that doesn't grow the economy or grow jobs. >> reporter: president obama faces an uphill battle. unemployment is at 8.5% and the latest cbs news poll shows 60% of americans don't think he has done a good job handling the economy. on capitol hill, susan mcginnis, cbs 5. >>> you can watch the state of the union address tonight at 6:00 right here on cbs 5. it will be followed by a special edition of cbs 5 eyewitness news at 7:30. >>> facing mounting pressure, republican presidential candidate mitt romney released his tax returns today. the documents show that romney made more than $40 million over the past two years and paid more than $6 million in federal income taxes. his income came mostly from investments so his effective tax rate is 14.5%. last night's debate, romn
house speaker john boehner even called them pathetic. republican congressman paul ryan expects tonight's speech will be about politics, not policy. >> it's going to be a politically divisive speech or at least what we're seeing come before us is a politically divisive agenda that doesn't grow the economy or grow jobs. >> reporter: president obama faces an uphill battle. unemployment is at 8.5% and the latest cbs news poll shows 60% of americans don't think he has done a good job...
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boehner. >> dickerson: what does he have to do to get these guys in line? >> the question that you raise about whether or not governing or just voting no, i think is a big test. that is one of the big problems that john faces that the speaker faces up on capitol hill right now. that you have about 50 votes up there, 50 members that have defined the test of conservativism around voting against this president or voting no on bills. and i think that's the wrong message to take from the last election. so many of these members came to congress because they said, look, i'm going to washington to challenge the status quo but i'm also going to show that the institution can work again. that was the message that both speaker boehner and then minority leader mcconnell they came out after that election that's the argument that they made which is that we're going to demonstrate we can govern. the big challenge again that john boehner has is that he has to go out there demonstrate the benefits from the american people and from republican brand of governing versus having
boehner. >> dickerson: what does he have to do to get these guys in line? >> the question that you raise about whether or not governing or just voting no, i think is a big test. that is one of the big problems that john faces that the speaker faces up on capitol hill right now. that you have about 50 votes up there, 50 members that have defined the test of conservativism around voting against this president or voting no on bills. and i think that's the wrong message to take from the...
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he's going to have to take some risks and he's going to confront the same challenge that john boehner confronted when he said pragmatically in order to keep the government running in order to keep the economy growing have to take some actions. we'll see if he can get the support that john boehner found so difficult. >> dickerson: he talked about bold vision. and when he offered bold vision in his budget years it was often a big target for democrats. isn't that a recipe if he's going to offer bold vision for more fighting over ideology? >> if he's going to offer as he says movement conservative bold visions, that's correct. we're not for changing social security as it exists today. we're for strengthening it. not for making medicare a voucher program. so, some of those bold vision, is that he talks about are things that are worthy of a good debate we think win that debate with the american public. on the other hand to the extent to sit down work collaboratively to solve problems, one of those is comprehensive immigration reform he's already taken that off the table because they don't t
he's going to have to take some risks and he's going to confront the same challenge that john boehner confronted when he said pragmatically in order to keep the government running in order to keep the economy growing have to take some actions. we'll see if he can get the support that john boehner found so difficult. >> dickerson: he talked about bold vision. and when he offered bold vision in his budget years it was often a big target for democrats. isn't that a recipe if he's going to...
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do you like speaker boehner? >> i do. and i think john would like to do the right thing. >> pelley: do you trust him? >> i... i do trust that when john tells me something he means it. i think that his challenge right now is inside his caucus, but i think ronald reagan and tip o'neill are a great example. ronald reagan repeatedly took steps that included revenue in order for him to accomplish some of these larger goals, and the question is, if ronald reagan could compromise, why wouldn't folks who idolize ronald reagan be willing to engage in those same kinds of compromises? >> pelley: do you regret any of the things you have said in all this? >> no, i think i have been pretty restrained. >> pelley: well, you told the congress they don't do their work as well as their daughters do their homework. >> what i said was that they procrastinate, and that is absolutely true. i don't think i would get any dispute about that anywhere in the country. i mean, the fact of the matter is that we should not be leaving an issue of this ma
do you like speaker boehner? >> i do. and i think john would like to do the right thing. >> pelley: do you trust him? >> i... i do trust that when john tells me something he means it. i think that his challenge right now is inside his caucus, but i think ronald reagan and tip o'neill are a great example. ronald reagan repeatedly took steps that included revenue in order for him to accomplish some of these larger goals, and the question is, if ronald reagan could compromise,...
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the plan worked out by president obama and house speaker john boehner last friday calls for $38 billion in spending cuts. both the house and senate are expected to pass it today. >>> today president obama will try to drum up support for his deficit cutting plan. the president wants to cut the deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years. he would trim healthcare costs in medicare and medicaid, cut defense spending and end many tax loopholes. the president blasted the republicans' counterproposal. >> nothing serious about a plan that claims to reduce the deficit by spending [ indiscernible ] >> we can't tax the very people that we expect to reinvest in our economy and to create jobs. >> the president is calling for congressional leaders to agree on a long-term plan by the end of june. >>> 4:38. let's get a quick look at traffic and weather. if you are planning to head out the door this early in the morning, we are going to start with lawrence to tell us what's happening outside. good morning. >> good morning. yeah, looks like it's going to be a pretty nice day outside. high pressure bui
the plan worked out by president obama and house speaker john boehner last friday calls for $38 billion in spending cuts. both the house and senate are expected to pass it today. >>> today president obama will try to drum up support for his deficit cutting plan. the president wants to cut the deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years. he would trim healthcare costs in medicare and medicaid, cut defense spending and end many tax loopholes. the president blasted the republicans'...
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>> i don't believe speaker boehner is thinking about doing that. we have a continued resolution that comes up at the end of march, march 27-28. bob, remember, while the president talks like he's real concernedded about the deficit spending we haven't had a budget in three years in the united states. now, how serious you can be about our fiscal issues when there hasn't even been a budget passed in three years. and i think boehner and the republicans and i think democrats who are concerned about this need to realize we didn't take any action on the debt ceiling because we didn't want to hurt the credit of the country, but sequester and then the continuing resolutions at the end of march these are the two times when the american people need to understand is there anybody in washington serious about getting control of spending? remember when the president proposed the sequester nearly two years ago, it was all about spending restraint. it didn't have a thing to do with raising taxes. >> schieffer: all right well, governor mr. mayor thanks to both of yo
>> i don't believe speaker boehner is thinking about doing that. we have a continued resolution that comes up at the end of march, march 27-28. bob, remember, while the president talks like he's real concernedded about the deficit spending we haven't had a budget in three years in the united states. now, how serious you can be about our fiscal issues when there hasn't even been a budget passed in three years. and i think boehner and the republicans and i think democrats who are concerned...
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so bainer now has to rewrite his bill. -- boehner now has to rewrite his bill. the bill is drawing criticism from democrats and conservatives republicans. it calls for a six-month debt ceiling increase followed by a longer one only if congress makes major reforms to the tax system and programs like medicare. >>> and the stalemate has halted work on a $31 million construction project at the oakland international airport. the delay has put some 60 crewmembers out of work. the new air traffic control tower will be the country's first one build to strict environmental standards. it's one of seven major airport projects across the country that are being affected by this bill. >>> are you football fans out there -- all you football fans out there, training camp gets under way today in the national football league now that the player lockout is over. plenty of football best took place yesterday as teams were finally able to sign draft pictures an free agents. alex smith signed a $5 million one year deal. they begin training tomorrow. the raiders begin today, as well. >
so bainer now has to rewrite his bill. -- boehner now has to rewrite his bill. the bill is drawing criticism from democrats and conservatives republicans. it calls for a six-month debt ceiling increase followed by a longer one only if congress makes major reforms to the tax system and programs like medicare. >>> and the stalemate has halted work on a $31 million construction project at the oakland international airport. the delay has put some 60 crewmembers out of work. the new air...
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. >> that said the president and speaker john boehner discussed the budget by phone yesterday. susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest on this game of fiscal chicken. susan, good morning to you. >> right. good morning, terrell. yeah, that phone call does raise the possibility that some serious talks could start soon, but now we learn that a lot of members of congress are heading out on a long weekend, not to return till tuesday. this as the impasse here on capitol hill continues and the nation waits. social security workers marched outside their office in baltimore wednesday. they're protesting the government spending cuts due to kick in at the end of the year as part of the fiscal cliff. >> we don't want to see our public hurt in any way. >> just down the road in washington, d.c., the standoff continues. house speaker john boehner says he's still waiting for president obama to make his next counteroffer to the republican plan he rejected. >> i'm going to need a response from the white house. we can't sit here and negotiate with ourselves. >> the president and boehner s
. >> that said the president and speaker john boehner discussed the budget by phone yesterday. susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest on this game of fiscal chicken. susan, good morning to you. >> right. good morning, terrell. yeah, that phone call does raise the possibility that some serious talks could start soon, but now we learn that a lot of members of congress are heading out on a long weekend, not to return till tuesday. this as the impasse here on capitol hill...
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nancy cordes is on capitol hill tonight, nancy. >> reporter: well, scott, speaker boehner did not take the president up on that suggestion to hold a vote right away. he insists that congress could work out a deal very easily to extend this payroll tax cut for an entire year if only senate democrats would just come back. >> we're here. we're ready to go to work. >> reporter: a hand full of lonely house republicans are the only ones left on capitol hill now, waiting to negotiate with senators who left five days ago. >> all we're asking for is to get the senate members over here to work with us to resolve our differences. >> they are not representing the views of the american people. >> reporter: democratic leader steny hoyer called the move a gimmick, noting that half of the republican negotiators are on record opposing the payroll tax cut. >> i can't remember a time when 160 million americans were adversely affected by the actions that we took yesterday. >> reporter: house republicans are getting no backup from senate republicans who voted overwhelmingly for the stopgap two-month measur
nancy cordes is on capitol hill tonight, nancy. >> reporter: well, scott, speaker boehner did not take the president up on that suggestion to hold a vote right away. he insists that congress could work out a deal very easily to extend this payroll tax cut for an entire year if only senate democrats would just come back. >> we're here. we're ready to go to work. >> reporter: a hand full of lonely house republicans are the only ones left on capitol hill now, waiting to negotiate...
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a short while ago, we spoke to the republican speaker of the house, john boehner. you know this place better than anyone. it can't be done before friday. this is going to happen, isn't it?
a short while ago, we spoke to the republican speaker of the house, john boehner. you know this place better than anyone. it can't be done before friday. this is going to happen, isn't it?
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we begin with house speaker john boehner, house speaker for now. the ohio republican stunned washington late last week when he announced he was giving up not only his leadership position but his position in congress entirely. he discussed it with john dickerson, moderator of "face the nation." >> as i said on friday, i was planning on leaving at the end of last year. when my friend eric cantor lost his primary election in july of last year, it was clear to me that i couldn't leave, that i had to provide a transition for the next leaders. so i planned on serving through this year. and on november 17th i was going to make an announcement. and on -- thursday evening and friday morning i looked up and went, why do i want to put my colleagues through this when i'm going to make the same announcement six weeks from now? why do i want to put the institution through this? and so it was the right decision. frankly, i thought we handled it the right way. >> when you talk about the decision that they were going to have to go through, it was going to be a pret
we begin with house speaker john boehner, house speaker for now. the ohio republican stunned washington late last week when he announced he was giving up not only his leadership position but his position in congress entirely. he discussed it with john dickerson, moderator of "face the nation." >> as i said on friday, i was planning on leaving at the end of last year. when my friend eric cantor lost his primary election in july of last year, it was clear to me that i couldn't...
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a symbolic move ordered by new speaker john boehner who wants to get moving on his agenda starting today by reduce congressional budgets by 5% and republicans want to ease regulation on big business and repeal the healthcare reform law. >> the american people want to cut spending and grow the economy. that's what repealing the healthcare law is all about. >> reporter: democrats are already punching back at the republicans' new plans. >> republicans are already spending trillions more than they planned to cut. >> reporter: speaker boehner promised to work with democrats and the white house, which is about to undergo a major retooling. white house press secretary robert gibbs is leaving next month. >> i would not trade the worst day i have had here for many of the best days that you might have in another job. >> reporter: president obama needs a new spokesman and he will soon have a new chief of staff. pete roust has been filling the position. daily worked for bill clinton when he had to face a republican congress. joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> a 3-year-old gave vice president joe
a symbolic move ordered by new speaker john boehner who wants to get moving on his agenda starting today by reduce congressional budgets by 5% and republicans want to ease regulation on big business and repeal the healthcare reform law. >> the american people want to cut spending and grow the economy. that's what repealing the healthcare law is all about. >> reporter: democrats are already punching back at the republicans' new plans. >> republicans are already spending...
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this year would begin with someone like harry reid offering a more gentle tone and reaching out to boehner, saying, he's come some distance. what was surprising this morning was that rather than try to see if legislating, which appears to be popular with the public, might be a strategy. i heard harry reid saying, no, going to be more of the same. polarized bipartisan politics, i'm surprised. >> schieffer: david, you cover foreign policy, you cover national security and things like that, just step back from that interview how did you take it? >> i thought there were two interesting things across the three interviews. first was, you didn't hear a broad vision from any of the three who you interviewed for an american resurgence out of this. for president obama i think that is troublesome because obamacare has really led to the question, can these guys execute the way that president obama had really promised when he came to office in 2009. i think that was the most harmful part of obamacare. but the second thing that president obama and i think harry reid and the other democrats who are leadin
this year would begin with someone like harry reid offering a more gentle tone and reaching out to boehner, saying, he's come some distance. what was surprising this morning was that rather than try to see if legislating, which appears to be popular with the public, might be a strategy. i heard harry reid saying, no, going to be more of the same. polarized bipartisan politics, i'm surprised. >> schieffer: david, you cover foreign policy, you cover national security and things like that,...
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speaker boehner proposed his plan b. that did not get support in his own caucus and he simply sent us home for the christmas holiday. we came back on saturday and sunday and basically marked time taking up a few simple bills that were of little note with one exception. yesterday we did pass the intelligence bill which is very, very important to the united states but aside from that, it's been marking time waiting for the senate to do it. the senate did it late -- i guess early this morning and now the house will take it up around noontime here in washington, d.c. i think it will pass. we'll go forward and with the new congress coming in on the 3rd of january, we'll begin once again to deal with the remaining problems, and they're out there. we do know that we have a deficit that's not yet been resolved. we do know that we have the sequestration on all those cuts that are simply waiting for us to deal with. and we have a debt limit and the funding of government. all of that is going to come together in february or early m
speaker boehner proposed his plan b. that did not get support in his own caucus and he simply sent us home for the christmas holiday. we came back on saturday and sunday and basically marked time taking up a few simple bills that were of little note with one exception. yesterday we did pass the intelligence bill which is very, very important to the united states but aside from that, it's been marking time waiting for the senate to do it. the senate did it late -- i guess early this morning and...
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the white house rejected boehner as plan but quickly came back with a counterproposal. >> our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make a million dollars or less. >> fall back plan b achieves nothing. you would lose hundreds of billions of dollars of revenue. >> the president's original cutoff for tax cut extensions was $250,000. but his counterproposal to boehner raises that to $400,000. >>> stocks rallied to their best level in two months today. they like that news. that dow was up 115, nasdaq up 44. >>> instagram you know that popular app that makes your photos look even better? it caused an uproar recently when it announced a privacy policy that seemed to imply they could do whatever they want with your photos. around then as cbs 5 reporter len ramirez -- and then as cbs 5 reporter len ramirez shows us, they backtracked. >> reporter: when you take a photo and upload it to instagram, where does it go? >> i think we just click on a button and it shows up on the news feed or profile but you really have no idea knowing where it's going to end up. >> reporter: instagram users m
the white house rejected boehner as plan but quickly came back with a counterproposal. >> our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make a million dollars or less. >> fall back plan b achieves nothing. you would lose hundreds of billions of dollars of revenue. >> the president's original cutoff for tax cut extensions was $250,000. but his counterproposal to boehner raises that to $400,000. >>> stocks rallied to their best level in two months today. they like...
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. >> reporter: speaker of the house john boehner says the path to immigration reform this year is in trouble. he is blaming president obama. >> there is widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws. >> reporter: house minority leader nancy pelosi was visibly upset by speaker boehner's reasoning. >> why don't we just pack up and go home? that's not a reason not to do an immigration bill. that's an excuse not to do it. >> reporter: and the white house is defending itself, saying it does enforce laws claiming there are more border patrol agents than ever before. >> the president has an exceptional record of improving border security. >> reporter: speaker boehner has talked about the need for immigration reform for months now. just last week, he introduced a plan to pass it in stages but he is facing push-back from hard-line conservatives opposed to anything that can be seen as amnesty for illegal immigrants. >> i been deeply disappointed in this legislation. >> reporter: alabama senator jeff sessions is leading the revolt. thursday he told the "n
. >> reporter: speaker of the house john boehner says the path to immigration reform this year is in trouble. he is blaming president obama. >> there is widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws. >> reporter: house minority leader nancy pelosi was visibly upset by speaker boehner's reasoning. >> why don't we just pack up and go home? that's not a reason not to do an immigration bill. that's an excuse not to do it. >>...